tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36785197746473928832017-09-07T18:04:28.595-07:00convulsions d'une âme Celine Coenenhttps://plus.google.com/109961590880582100211noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678519774647392883.post-40477396043158505172016-07-25T16:59:00.004-07:002016-07-26T09:42:48.183-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: left;">It has been almost four years since my last post on this blog, and I decided it was finally time to utilize this space. I want it to be a place where I can be honest with myself in a way that is usually left for diaries. Although, I don't want to write about my daily life. I want this space to be an experiment in writing on topics, books, events, etc. that are significant to me. I want to find my voice, my opinion, myself.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Most opinions or thoughts I have are heavily influenced by those around me. I was raised to not form my own opinions. As a result, my personality is a scattered reflection of whoever's influence was strongest at the time the opinion was formed. Only in the past 2-3 years have I began to really try to think for myself. I have been journaling, but there is something different about publishing my opinion to the world. Even if no one ever sees the post, it is a brave act of which I have previously been incapable. I'll probably start small with pretty neutral topics, but I'm hoping to build up to some heavier posts.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;I have removed all my old posts. To keep them would be a misrepresentation of myself.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I am currently living on an island called Saba. It is about 5-square-miles of volcanic earth located in the Caribbean Sea. There is not much here, but there is a medical school. David, my husband, is attending that school. We have lived here almost exactly a year. We will be here another 9 months. It has been a major life shift to move here. There is so much I could say on this topic, but I'll leave it for another post. I will say, though, that I have come to love the jungle. Here are some photos. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cCNTtSXdihs/V5aj2CslhhI/AAAAAAAACTw/n6x8HFyqi5MijS6elmnKDKMPO73qkMdbQCK4B/s1600/IMG_3996.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cCNTtSXdihs/V5aj2CslhhI/AAAAAAAACTw/n6x8HFyqi5MijS6elmnKDKMPO73qkMdbQCK4B/s640/IMG_3996.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IcPwp8nbky4/V5anB82TYbI/AAAAAAAACT8/BUKPOLz5xDkz5x8zaPI5C1ta5ADUNodHgCK4B/s1600/IMG_3997.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IcPwp8nbky4/V5anB82TYbI/AAAAAAAACT8/BUKPOLz5xDkz5x8zaPI5C1ta5ADUNodHgCK4B/s640/IMG_3997.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BH9NaX7RzfI/V5ansvHd7ZI/AAAAAAAACUI/lE9rZsASwas8KiwiNjl9hfLMeKSzzsYLACK4B/s1600/IMG_3904.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BH9NaX7RzfI/V5ansvHd7ZI/AAAAAAAACUI/lE9rZsASwas8KiwiNjl9hfLMeKSzzsYLACK4B/s640/IMG_3904.JPG" width="512" /></a></div></div>Celine Coenenhttps://plus.google.com/109961590880582100211noreply@blogger.com0Saba, Caribbean Netherlands17.6354642 -63.2326762999999817.5749332 -63.313357299999979 17.695995200000002 -63.151995299999982